09 September, 2016

German study: German media on Greek crisis biased

The German
public received a biased view on the Greek crisis in 2015, according
to a study published in German newspaper ‘Suddeutsche Zeitung’.
The study, conducted by the Otto Brenner Institute, revealed that
many German media outlets failed to report objectively on the Greek
crisis, with television journalists often projecting their own
personal views and subjective opinions on the issue.

The findings
of the study, which focused on news bulletins and political shows
aired on ‘Tagesschau’ and ‘Heute’, as well as special
programs about the Greek crisis shown on ‘Brennpunkt’ and ‘ZDF’,
revealed that the majority of participants asked believed they did
not receive a balanced picture of the crisis in 2015.

As
‘Suddeutsche Zeitung’ reports, the scientists involved in the
study concluded that the news coverage of the Greek crisis by German
media was unbalanced and superficial.